The removeAttributeNS()
method of the Element
interface removes the specified attribute from an element.
Syntax
element.removeAttributeNS(namespace, attrName);
Parameters
namespace
is a string that contains the namespace of the attribute.attrName
is a string that names the attribute to be removed from the current node.
Example
// Given:
// <div id="div1" xmlns:special="http://www.mozilla.org/ns/specialspace"
// special:specialAlign="utterleft" width="200px" />
d = document.getElementById("div1");
d.removeAttributeNS("http://www.mozilla.org/ns/specialspace", "specialAlign");
// Now: <div id="div1" width="200px" />
Notes
DOM methods dealing with element's attributes:
Not namespace-aware, most commonly used methods | Namespace-aware variants (DOM Level 2) | DOM Level 1 methods for dealing with Attr nodes directly (seldom used)
|
DOM Level 2 namespace-aware methods for dealing with Attr nodes directly (seldom used)
|
---|---|---|---|
setAttribute (DOM 1)
|
setAttributeNS
|
setAttributeNode
|
setAttributeNodeNS
|
getAttribute (DOM 1)
|
getAttributeNS
|
getAttributeNode
|
getAttributeNodeNS
|
hasAttribute (DOM 2)
|
hasAttributeNS
|
- | - |
removeAttribute (DOM 1)
|
removeAttributeNS
|
removeAttributeNode
|
- |
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOMThe definition of 'Element: removeAttributeNS' in that specification. | Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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removeAttributeNS
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Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
Full support Yes |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support 6 |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
In Firefox 3 and later, this method resets DOM values to their defaults.
Element.removeAttributeNS() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.